Valve construction



E. TY DEN VALVE CONSTRUCTION Sept. 4, 1928.

Filed Feb. 6, 1926 www/@WT A mfp. i@ e Patented Sept, 4, 1928.

EMIL TYDEN, OF EVANSION, ILLINOIS.

OFFICE. Y

VALVE 'CONSTRUCTION'.

Application filed February The purpose of this invention is to provide a form and construction of valve and seat adapted for a particular situation such as arises in the construction of dry pipe valve devices in which an auxiliary port is controlled by the saine valve member which controls the main water inlet port, ysaid auxiliary port being formed through the seat of the main valve, and said main valve having its seating face, as in customary, formed by a somewhat flexible YVannular lip whichis .held to the main valve body by clamping the inner margin of the annulus, leaving an outer annular area free to yield flexibly as well as compressibly in the seating action. In such construction the flexi- I p bility of the seating lip or annulus of the main valve, which also operates as the valve for the small auxiliary port situated at one side of the large annular seat of the main valve, tends to delay the opening of the auxiliary port. This auxiliary port is the entrance to a vduct through which the water is to pass for operating an alarm device which it is important should be operated and sounded very promptly upon the initial opening of the main valve, because its pur,- pose is to signal the fact that said main valve is opening. The specific purpose of the present invention is to prevent the delayin the opening of the auxiliary port under the circumstances without interfering with thefunction of the flexibility and compressibility ofthe seating lip of the valve. The invention consists in the elements and features of construction shown and described as indicated in the claims.

In the drawings Figure l is a plan view of a portion of the main water-controlling valve of a dry pipe valve construction having an auxiliary port throughthe valve seat controlled by the main valve lip.

Figure 2 is a detail section at the line 2-2 on Figure l. v Y

Figure 8 is a section at the line 3 3 on Figure 1. 1

` Figure 4 is a detail view similar to Figure 2 showing a slight modiiication. Figure is a view similar to Figure 2 showing the valve elements in a diiferent position such as might result from the sticking of the valve lip to the seat in the opening movement.

In the construction shown in the drawings, 10 is the annular seat encompassing the water inlet port of a dry pipe valve casing. 11 is 3, 1926. Serial No. 485,656.

the seating lip of relatively soft compressible and flexible material, as rubber or leather. 13 is the clamp member forbinding the seatinglip, 1l, `to the inain body, 1 2. 14 is an auxiliary port leading from the main valve seat for discharge of water outside the main valve body. In the construction shown, .in accordance .with `actual practice, there are two such ports, both leading to the same discharge as seen in Figures l and 8, these ports being located onlya short distance apart, the ports being thus duplica-ted for avoiding an unduly large single port.v The present invention is carried out by forming in the valve lip, l1, apertures, 15', for regis-j tering with the ports, 14, preferably slightly great-er in diameter' than said ports. The reason for this construct-ioni and in what manner it serves the purposek which consti-4 tutes the motive for .the invention, may be understood upon considering that when the lip, il, of relatively soft compressible material, and without regard to its. iiexibility, is without anaperture, and, on the contrary, seats bodily and completelyover and in such manner as yto close directly the auxiliary begins to open, it will open at least vas far f as the length of ythis nipple, before the auxiliary port will be opened at all.. This delay in opening is a very seriousmatter in viewof the importance of getting the water into the auxiliary port yfor giving the alarm instantly upon the initial.v openinglof the main valve; By forming in the lip a recess at the proper position for registering with the auxiliaryvport, even though that recess be not a complete aperture, if it is of slightly greater diameter than the port, the formation of the piston-like nipple protruding into the port is prevented, 'and the delay of opening which this nipple causes is thereby avoided. From'the foregoing statement it will be recognized that for the purpose of this particular use a recess only, and not a complete aperture, is necessary provided the recess be of Yenough greater diameter to insure against the contraction thereofby ythe yielding of the lyielding material of the .i main valve and'in which, thercore,-itmight be entirely suitable to secure the lip posi,-

valve lift so as to first overhang the margin of the port and then be crowded down into the latter, forming the objectionablepistonlike nipple, delaying the opening of the port as described, and in Figure 4 there is shown a construction in which there is shown konly a recess in the seating lip, 11, not constituting a complete aperture through it.V

This construction `may be employed when for any reason Ltheiexibiltymof ythe-lip is not depended upon for any function ot" the tively `tothe main valve, not only atLthe-inner margin wherejit is clamped, but also at the outer seatingjarea, as by a screw, 17,

which might be inserted at the recess men-1 tioned, denoted 15X, in Figure 4. f

A complete aperture, however, is pref-. erable, especially in'view of the-unction'of the flexibility ot' the lip as the seating face of the main valve; and for the reason that beside avoiding the formation `of thenipple protruding into the port as described, when the aperture extends entirely through Vthe seating lip if there is a tendency of the lip 1 to adhere to the valve seat, as is not unlikely Y to occur, so that `upon the initial opening movement ofthe main valve the lip, sticking to the seat, will be `flexed away Afrom the main valvebody, l0, as indicated in Figure 5, such adhesion of the lipto the valve seat will not prevent the instantaneous openingof the auxiliary port, because when the lip adheres to the 'valve seat in the opening movement of the Vmain valve', "it is pulled 1 y away from `the lvalve body, and an aperture Qi's'thereby created at-the upper side of the lip through which theV water will gain access to the auxiliary port through the aperture, l5, as effectively as if the lip has been lifted y :from theseat instead of adhering thereto.

I do not limitvmyself; therefore toan aperture opening entirely through the seating Y face member of `the valve, butconsidermy invention includes also such a` construction as that shown in Figure 4 `in `which there is a recess of considerably greater diameter ythan theportnot openingentirely through j `the valvefelement.

`For clear understanding of the'reason for the specific construction illustrated in Figure 5, it should bclGOlVIle in mndiithat the occasion for the alarm/valve and theduct by. which the Water under pressure may reach andoperate it, is the liabilityto what is known as columning,-that is, the grad'- ual accumulation of-water abovethe main valve by the momentary slight openingand 'instant closing of the main valve which isV caused by the vibration .surgeforwater hammer to which the water column inthe `.main supply pipe is liable from suddenand -sliort changes in pressure,such asmay be duetoopenin and quick closing of some' other pipe lea lng from' thesame main; and,

that under the throbbing of the water in the supply main, the main valve maylopen momentarily and close vagain many times, each time admitting a small amount of water to the main valve chamber, before the water acculumated in such manner in the chamber passesthc level of the seat so kas to haveseat but may leave itasseen in Fig." 5,

separated at its outer circumference from the valve body, and thereby,admittingthe water previously vacculumated under pressure from the air pressure region of the system and causingthe alarm" to operate'. i

also a maybe. borne in mind that a ist commonk practice in this type of dry systems in setting the main valvewforV service,

to admit' Aabovefthe seated valve" enough water to seal the seat; `and in such case it y;

will be seen that the `water vwill obtain access to the `alarmduct when the main valve is open, as lseen in' Figure 5, though such opening admits noV such` water from the main. y

I claim Y' l. In a valve deviceV for controlling a. port encompassed by a seat for the valve, a `valve comprising a face-'forming part of Vrelatively soft compressible material asfrubber, leather and the like, and av rigid'part forming the` backin" foi-the `valve `on"whi ch"is,aid. 1-com- ,V Y press'ib'le part is mounted, said compressible part having ay-recess openy towardthe valveseat and extending ventirely `through said `i compressible part` so as to constitute lan `aperture therethrough, said' aperture being at least equal-in area to theportjtobecontrolled and` positioned for registering with said `,port at the i seating positionner/.the f valve,4 wherey `'said apertured part" operates `valve-wise at its l opposite Vacesupon the valve seatrand upon the backing memberof the valve respectively. '1,

2. I n a construction for the indicated, in, combination with'fa main water inlet `and amember `for carrying a main valve to lcontrol said inlet,"a relativey small auxiliary duct leading to the ontsi e for operating a signal by waterfescaping through saidf duct,.a `valve element frcontrolling said auxiliary duct `carried by "the main valve-Carr ing member'liaving a faceforming part o relatively soft compressible material as rubber,- vleather, "and the like; y a rigid y part extended", from said valve-car izo filas AliaoA rying member Jforming the backing for said compressible part, the latter having a recess opening toward the auxiliary valve seat of substantially greater Width than said aux-v iliary port and positioned for registering With said port at the seat-ing position of said auxiliary valve.

3. In a construction for the purpose indicated in combination with the main Water inlet and main valve controlling the same and its seat encompassing said inlet, a relatively small auxiliary duct having its port opening through said main valve seat, the seating face member of the main valve being formed by relatively soft compressible ma terial as rubber, leather and the like, said main valve face member extending over and constituting the valve for the auxiliary duet port, and having an aperture registering with said port at the seating position of the valve, said aperture being of substantially greater diameter than said auxiliary duct port.

4. In a construction for `the purpose indicated and the like, a valve seat encompassing a fluid inlet port and a duet for an auxiliar purpose having its port opening throng said seat; a main valve for the fluid inlet port having a seating facey member of relatively soft material, as rubber, leather and the like, said member extending over and constituting the valve for the auxiliary duet port and having` an aperture registering with said port at seated position of the valve, the seating face member being secured to the main valve body at its inner margin and un- Y attached at its outer annular area, whereby at said area it is free to be separated by lexure from the body of the valve member, the aperture Which registers With the auxiliary duct. port being Wholly Within said unattaehed and separable area.

In testimony whereof I fhave hereunto set my hand at Los Angeles, California, this 28th day of January, 1926.

EMIL TYDEN. 

